Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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